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Warren County Fair – August 10 – 16

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Schedule for the 2009 Warren County Fair:
Monday, August 10 – No gate fee all day
10:00 am – Receiving exhibits
6:00 pm – All market animals in place
- Single horse pull – fair horses only
7:00 pm – Warren County Fair Queen Contest in the Cornplanter Pavilion
8:00 pm – All exhibits in place

Tuesday, August 11
7:00 am – All other livestock in place
8:00 am – Gates open
9:00 am – Judging exhibits – Buildings closed until 5:00 pm for judging and displaying
9:30 am – 4-H Light Horse Show & Judging – Show Ring
10:00 a, – Sheep Show & Judging – Livestock Pavilion
11:00 am – Childrens’ Story Time – Fort Williams
1:00 pm – Midway opens
2:00 pm – Dairy Fitting Contest – Livestock Pavilion
4:00 pm – Draft Horse Show – Show Ring
5:00 pm – Domestic Exhibit Buildings Open
6:30 pm – Firemen’s Water Battle – Motor Sports Arena
7:30 pm – Jo Dee Messina – Cornplanter Pavilion – Floor Seats are $26, Bleacher Seats are $24.

Wednesday, August 12 – Senior Citizens’ Day
8:00 am – Gates open
9:30 am – 4-H Dairy Show – Cornplanter Pavilion
- Draft Horse Show & Judging – Show Ring
10:00 am – All buildings open
11:00 am – Childrens’ Story Time – Fort Williams
Noon – Open class beef show & judging – Livestock Pavilion
Noon – 12:30 – Gazebo Entertainment
1:00 pm – Midway opens
2:00 pm – 4-H and Open class beef show & judging – Livestock Pavilion
4:30 pm – Weigh-in for Antique Tractor Pull – Motor Sports Arena
5:00 pm – Milk Chugging Contest – Gazebo
5:30 pm – Swine Show & Judging – Livestock Pavilion
6:30 pm – 4-H Horse Fun Show – Livestock Pavilion
- Antique Tractor Oull – Motor Sports Arena
- RSVP Queen Contest – Gazebo
7:30 pm – The Legends Rock & Roll Comedy Show – Cornplanter Pavilion

Thursday, August 13
8:00 am – Gates open
10:00 am – All buildings open
                – Barnyard Olympics – Leisure Ring
                – Open class dairy show & judging – Cornplanter Pavilion
                – Draft horse hitch – Show Ring
11:00 am – Goat show & judging
                – Childrens’ Story Time – Fort Williams
1:00 pm – Midway opens
1:00 – 4:00 pm – Entertainment – Gazebo
1:00 – 7:00 pm – KidCare ID by Jefferson DeFrees Family Center – by 4-H Building
4:30 pm – Lawn & Garden Tractor Weigh-in – Motor Sports Arena
5:00 pm – Childrens’ Free Bicycle Drawing – Fort Williams
5:00 – 6:00 pm – Registration for Woodsmens’ Contest – Show Ring
6:30 pm – Woodsmens’ Contest – Show Ring
7:00 pm – Lawn & Garden Tractor Pull – Motor Sports Arena
7:30 – Rockie Lynne – Country Music – Cornplanter Pavilion

Friday, August 14
8:00 am – Gates open
9:45 am – Farm team horse pull – Fair horses only – Cornplanter Pavilion
10:00 am – All buildings open
- Barnyard Olympics in the Leisure Ring
11:00 am – Story Hour at Fort Williams
1:00 – 4:00 pm Entertainment at the Gazebo
1:00 – 7:00 pm – KidCare ID by Jefferson DeFrees Family Center by the 4-H Building
1:00 pm – Lightweight horse pull at Cornplanter Pavilion
4:00 pm – Celebrity milking contest at the Milking Parlor
5:00 pm – Steer dump in the Show Ring
6:00 pm – Heavyweight horse pull at Cornplanter Pavilion
7:00 pm – 4-H & FFa Livestock Sale at the Livestock Pavilion
8:00 pm – Modified Tractor Pull at the Motorsports Arena – Bleacher Seats – $5 ($6day of pull) – ages 7 and up; Pit Seats – $12 ($15 day of pull) – ages 7 and up. Under age 7 is free.

Saturday, August 15
8:00 am – Gates open
              – Tractor Pull weigh-in
9:00 am – Warren County Silver Cup Horse Show – Show Ring
10:00 am – All buildings open
                – Farm Tractor Pull – Motor Sports Arena
11:00 am – Childrens’ Story Hour – Fort Williams
12:30 pm – Registration for Pedal Power Pull – Livestock Pavilion
1:00 pm – Midway Opens
              – Pedal power Pull – Livestock Pavilion
1:00 – 4:00 pm – Entertainment – Gazebo
1:00 – 7:00 pm – KidCare ID by Jefferson DeFrees Family Center – by 4-H Building
2:00 pm – Dairy Princess Giant Ice Cream Sundae – Milking Parlor
5:00 pm – Childrens’ Free Bicycle Drawing – Fort Williams
5:30 pm – The Vogues – Cornplanter Pavilion
7:00 pm – Stock Car Football – Motor Sports Arena – Free with gate fee
10:00 pm – Fireworks
11:00 pm – Livestock released

Sunday, August 16
10:00 am – Church Services
1:00 – 3:00 pm – General exhibits released

Daily Shows:
Jessie & James & Mutts Gone Nuts – 3 times daily, near Fair Office
Kachunga & The Alligator Show – 3 times daily, near Fort Williams

Tickets:
Advance sale tickets are available at local National City Bank offices from July 15 – August 10, and at the Fair Office from August 1 – 10.
Season Pass: $30
Family 4-pack – $25
Single admission: $7
—After August 4th—
Daily Gate fee – $9
Children under age 2 – FREE

Gate fee or Advanced tickets include:
Free parking, free mechanical Midway rides, free pavilion show (except Jo Dee Messina), free shows daily, free motor sports shows, except Friday night Tractor Pull.

For more information, visit the
Warren County Fair Website

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Pa Budget Impasse Update – No Progress!

Friday, July 31st, 2009

On Thursday, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Dwight Evans recessed the Special Budget Conference Committee, after a midday call from Governor Rendell. Little progress had been made towards negotiating an agreement.

Today, Governer Rendell held a closed-door meeting with Senator Dominic Pileggi, Senator Jake Corman, Senator Joe Scarnati, and Representative Evans at his official residence. Senator Pileggi described the meeting as “productive”, but with no progress towards resolving the budget stalemate. Pileggi said that another meeting with the governor would probably occur Sunday.

Primary factors influencing the budget impasse:
Democrats are calling for tax increases and a budget in excess of $29 billion. Republicans are holding the line on taxes and propose a $27.1 billion budget.

It remains to be seen if Governor Rendell will uphold his promise on Monday to request that House Majority Leader Todd Eachus approve Senate Bill 850, so that he can line-item veto all items that are not essential to the operation of the state government, thereby leaving a ‘skeleton’ budget, allowing the state to pay it’s employees and vendors. School districts and municipal governments would still receive no funding until the final budget is resolved.

Another issue facing the Rendell administration is the ongoing investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor. Today, an additional 33,000 state employees received no paychecks, which could eventually cost Pennsylvania’s taxpayers billions in liquid damages under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

In the meantime, while 77,000 state employees continue to report to work to provide services to Pennsylvanians, despite receiving no pay, members of the House of Representatives and Senate are still collecting their per diem salaries, and their staff members are being paid, as well.

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